A sincere Thank You to the online whisky community for welcoming me in and spreading the word!

And THANK YOU to every reader who has stopped by! The posts shall continue. My new job has made it difficult for me to opine as often as before. There probably won't be any 6-post weeks, nor 5-post weeks. But my goal is to publish three or four items each week, using the best words I can find or invent.

I smell something burning. Must be the wine-cork-and-Domino's-pizza-box broth that's been simmering since Friday.

Wednesday is Yom Kippur. That means it's fasting time!

One thing I've noticed about a fast, is that it's slow.

If I'm the first person who's said that, then shame on everyone.

After last week's glut of independently bottled whiskies, I have a whole slew of classic official bottlings on the slate. All (or 90% of 'em) are reasonably priced, as of today at least. As much as I'm attracted to the newest shiny whisky thing, ALL OF THEM are priced irresponsibly. So this site's whisky reporting will remain focused on cheaply- and moderately-priced booze. Though I reserve the right to veer off the path when the situation presents itself.

Situations like this:

Birthday drams!

Finally, I'm happy to say that my first Dram Quest (see the right side of the page) is now coming to a successful end. It's been a lovely mind (and liver?) expanding experience. Thank you to those who assisted me with obtaining a couple of these dream drams. One may note that some whiskys are crossed off but do not have a "DONE" next to them. Well, those have yet to be reported on, though they are in my possession.

I have no idea what will be included in my next Dram Quest, but now's the time to dream it up.